Consultation

Local HealthWatch
Have your say about future health and social care services.

Live life to the full

Encouraging and enabling those aged 50+ to get the most out of life.

Guide

The Guide is for all people with a disability, of all ages, their families and their carers.

Care and support

Gateway to care - April 2012
gatewaytocare@kirklees.gov.uk

Latest news - Care and support

Carers Week 2012 – ‘in sickness and in health’

Published 22 May 2012

National Carers Week 2012 takes place from June 18 to 24 and this year’s theme is ‘in sickness and in health’.

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Living independently How to get support to live independently and what support is available.	Carers Becoming a carer, and support that is available including the help you can get from Carers Gateway.
Older people's services Home and day care, carephones, benefits, accommodation, assessments, charges.	Places to live Includes information on accommodation, homelessness, adaptations and care homes.
Learning disabilities Information for people with a learning disability and their carers about read day opportunities and person centered planning.	Sensory services Information and advice for adults with a visual or hearing impairment.
From child to adult Transition from child to adult. Support on leaving care, leaving care entitlement and getting access to your adoption and birth records.	Children and families Information on adoption, fostering, leaving care, keeping children safe and looked after young people.

Staying healthy and safe

Health and well being
Information about health, mental health, drugs advice and support.

Keeping safe
Information on staying safe. Including reporting the abuse of vulnerable adults, advice on domestic violence, crime and identity theft.

Money

Adult social care payments
Direct payments, how we calculate disposable income, care home charges, and paying for residential care and short term breaks.

Support for health and social care projects
Grants and contracts from £500 to £50,000 per year for health and social care projects in Kirklees.

Partner information

Information for partner organisations
Details about standards, performance indicators, single assessment process, workforce analysis and Workforce Matters newsletters.

Enquiries and getting involved

Contact adult social care Contact details and centres that you can visit.	Getting involved How you can get involved and help improve adult services.
Adult social care complaints, comments and compliments Use this form to make a complaint, comment or compliment to Social Services.

Other web sites

Community conversations
For voluntary and community organisations to share information.
First Stop Advice
Free service offering advice and information for older people on housing and care options.
NHS Kirklees - selfcare
helping yourself to better health with self care
NHS Kirklees - choices
For health services near you.